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INTRODUCTION XVII 6 . P u l l e y M a c h in e is a s m a l l , b u t g r o w in g , m a c h in e s h o p l o c a t e d on a r a i l r o a d s p u r . T h is c o m ­ p a n y w i l l e m p lo y n o m o r e th a n t e n f o r th e 1 n e x t y e a r , b u t 4p la n e x p a n s io n a f t e r t h a t t i m e . 7 . I n t e r m o u n ta in R e s e a r c h a n d E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p a n y , I n c ., p r e s e n t l y e m p lo y s 120 p e r s o n s . T h is c o m p a n y h a s e x p a n d e d to b e c o m e w o r l d - w i d e , h o w e v e r , a n d it e x p e c te d to g r o w c o n s i d e r a b l y . T h e y h a v e p u r c h a s e d 4 9 f a c r e s f o r f u t u r e g r o w th , a n d a s y e t h a v e u s e d o n ly a b o u t 3 1 /4 to f o u r a c r e s . 8 . M . C . J e w k e s C o m p a n y i s a w h o l e s a l e o f f ic e s u p p ly c o m p a n y e m p lo y in g a b o u t t e n p e r s o n s . T h e y h a v e j u s t c o m p l e t e d c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d o c c u p ie d a n ew b u ild in g . 9 . C o n tin e n ta l C o p p e r & S te e l I n d u s t r i e s , In c . a r e in th e p r o c e s s of c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e i r o n ly p la n t in t h e w e s t . T h e y w ill m a n u f a c t u r e e l e c t r i c c o p p e r w i r e , a n d w i l l i n i t i a l l y h a v e a p r o d u c t i o n f o r c e o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 150 p e o p le . T h e y p la n to e x p a n d t h e i r p la n t t o e n c o m p a s s 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 s q u a r e f e e t . 10. E & J M a n u f a c tu r in g . 11. P la s tr o n ic C o r p - - P la s tic m o ld in g --e m p lo y 500. N e w I n d u s t r ie s an d B u s i n e s s e s B a lk a m p , w h ic h w ill o p e n d u r in g A p r i l , 1 9 7 3 , a n d w i l l e m p lo y a p p r o x i m a t e l y 100; B e a c o n P o u l t r y , a p r o c e s s i n g p la n t, w h ic h h a s l e t b id s f o r c o n s t r u c t i o n f o r t h e i r b u ild in g ; T h e C o u n te r to p S h o p , w h ic h i s no w b e in g b u i l t ; V a lle y A u to P a r t s , w h ic h is now in b u s i n e s s ; W a s a tc h C a b in e t i s now in p r o d u c tio n ; R o c k y M o u n ta in G e o - C h e m i c a l ; P l a s t r o n i c s ; M o d u la r C o m p o n e n ts ; N o la n & S o n ; N a tio n a l S e m ic o n d u c ­ t o r C o r p . - - N a t i o n ’s f o u r t h l a r g e s t e l e c t r o n i c s m a n u f a c t u r e r . W ill e m p lo y 1 ,5 0 0 p e o p le . S a lt L a k e C ity M u n ic ip a l A i r p o r t N o, 2 i s l o c a t e d w ith in th e C ity , a n d t h e r e a r e r a i l r o a d t r a c k s w h ic h r u n th r o u g h t h e e n t i r e c i t y . T h e p r o p e r t i e s a d j a c e n t to t h e s e r a i l r o a d t r a c k s h a v e b e e n g u a r a n ­ t e e d f o r f u t u r e i n d u s t r i a l e x p a n s io n b y a c o n s c i e n t i o u s a n d s i n c e r e e f f o r t o f th e P la n n in g a n d Z o n in g C o m m i s s i o n o f th e C ity o f W e s t J o r d a n to c o n s t r u c t a n o v e r - a l l m a s t e r p la n o f th e C ity . N o r b e s t T u r k e y —a t u r k e y p r o c e s s i n g p l a n t —I n t e r n a t i o n a l h e a d q u a r t e r s w i l l e v e n tu a lly b e l o c a t e d 'h e r e .'. " V r ; ' C IV IC C H A R A C T E R IS T IC S G o v e r n m e n t —C o m m i s s i o n a n d M a y o r ; C ity M a n a g e r , A r e a W ith in C ity L i m i t s —24 s q u a r e m i l e s ; tw o s q u a r e m i l e s d e v e lo p e d , b a l a n c e u n d e v e lo p e d ; 4 0 - a c r e p a r k ; s t r e e t s 9 5 ° / o p a v e d ; h e a v ily t r a v e l e d s t r e e t s w e l l - l i g h t e d , o t h e r s lig h te d a t i n t e r s e c ­ tio n s an d a t c r i t i c a l p o in ts . P o l i c e F o r c e —S ix f u l l - t i m e , 1 r e s e r v e ; C o u n ty r e i n f o r c e m e n t . F i r e D e p a r t m e n t — 10 v o l u n t e e r s ; C o u n ty r e i n f o r c e m e n t . T ype School N um ber G ra d e R ange E le m e n ta ry S e c o n d a ry S eco n d ary S p e c ia l P a ro c h ia l 24 5 3 1 2 K -6 7 -9 1 0 -1 2 1 -1 2 S e p t. 30, 1968 E n ro llm e n t B h .6 7 4 4 ,8 9 4 3 ,8 8 7 m i l e s to B in g h a m C o p p e r M in e s . O ly m p ic s w irrim in g p o o l a t th e W e s t J o r d a n J r H ig h S c h o o l. H is to ry A t o n e t i m e e v e r y t h i n g f r o m B ig C o tto n w o o d C r e e k to t h e p o in t o f t h e m o u n ta in w a s k n o w n a s W e s t J o r d a n . In 1859 t h e a r e a w a s s e v e n m i l e s u p a n d f iv e m i l e s d o w n th e J o r d a n R i v e r f r o m G a r d n e r ’s M iH . T h e J o r d a n R i v e r , l i k e th e o n e in P a l e s t i n e b y th e s a m e n a m e f lo w s f r o m th e f r e s h l a k e - U t a h L a k e - t o a n in la n d s a l t s e a T h e G r e a t S a lt L a k e . T h e d i f f e r e n c e , h o w e v e r , is t h a t t h e J o r d a n R i v e r f lo w s s o u th to n o r th , w h ile t h e o n e in P a l e s t i n e flo w s f r o m n o r t h to s o u th . In J a n u a r y 1 852, th e S a in ts h a d l o c a t e d o n th e w e s t s i d e o f t h e J o r d a n R i v e r . B y 1853 th e p o p u la ­ tio n w a s 361. D u r in g th e W a lk e r W a r a n d th e fo llo w in g y e a r , th e S a in ts o f W e s t J o r d a n m a i n t a i n e d a c o n s t a n t g u a r d in th e O q u i r r h M o u n ta in s . In 1854, f o r t s w e r e b u i l t f o r a d d i t i o n a l p r o t e c t i o n , O n e w a s l o c a t e d t h r e e a n d o n e h a l f m i l e s s o u t h w e s t o f th e p r e s e n t c h a p e l a n d o n e a n d o n e f o u r t h m i l e s n o r t h w e s t . L e w is W ig h ts a n d S a m u e l